Genres
Literary devices
Parts of Speech
Plot Parts
100
A fictional story in a historically-accurate setting
What is historical fiction?
100
an exaggerated statement not to be taken literally
What is a hyperbole?
100
I tell the kind of noun, As: great, small, pretty, white, or brown
What is an ADJECTIVE
100
Contains the characters, setting, and background information
What is the EXPOSITION?
200
A made-up story that is usually futuristic;involves science or technology that doesn't exist yet
What is Science Fiction?
200
a play on words
What is a pun?
200
A _____'s the name of anything, As: School or garden, toy, or swing
What is a NOUN?
200
The highest point of action in the story
What is the CLIMAX?
300
A story addressing the origin, history, gods and goddesses, or heroes of a specific people
What is a myth?
300
"It's raining cats and dogs."
What is an idiom?
300
______'s tell of something being down: To read, write, count, sing, jump, or run.
What is a VERB?
300
The problem or situation that drives the plot
What is the CONFLICT?
400
This genre involves a puzzle being solved
What is a mystery?
400
"She is as sneaky as a snake."
What is a simile?
400
__________'s join words together, As: men AND women, wind OR weather
What is a CONJUNCTION?
400
Events that tie up loose ends and wind down the action
What is the RESOLUTION?
500
a true story of a person's life written by that person
What is an autobiography?
500
"Her uncle passed away." I don't want to say that he died because that's too harsh.
What is a euphemism?
500
The _______ stands before A nouns: IN or THROUGH a door
What is a PREPOSITION?
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